Summary: In this article we look at how Amazon Simple Workflow (SWF) can be used to orchestrate the cross region deployment of RDS resources.

Recently, I have been investigating highly available (multi-AZ) cross-region configurations of RDS. The RDS API makes the task quite simple. It’s little more than:

master_db …

In this article I introduce a case study I wrote with John Painter of Sourced Group. The case study presents a blueprint for a Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP) for Enterprise organisations and will feature in the book, "DevOps, A Software Architect's Perspective", scheduled for release in the first half of next year.

Summary: In this article we look at how D3.js can be used to create a simple visualisation to illustrate the terrible recent Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa.

In this article we look at how D3.js can be used to create a simple visualisation to illustrate the terrible …

Summary: In this article we consider the potential advantages and challenges of an organisation having access to a unified digital profile for each of their customers. We use an example of booking a vacation online to illustrate how the user experience differs greatly depending on the amount of information available …

Summary: In this article we look at how privacy concerns within education are impacting progress towards customised training in the classroom and consider a promising solution to the problem.

In this article we look at how privacy concerns within education are impacting progress towards customised training in the classroom and …

Summary: In this short article we look at why Hadoop MapReduce is considered a necessary foundation of an agile Enterprise Data Analytics platform.

In this short article we look at why Hadoop MapReduce is considered a necessary foundation of an agile Enterprise Data Analytics platform.

Earlier this week I spoke …

Summary: In part one of Experimenting with Hadoop MapReduce on the AWS Platform, we developed an Amazon VPC environment suitable as the foundation to deploy Hadoop MapReduce. In part two, we present an Amazon CloudFormation template that can be used to automate the creation of the aforementioned environment. We also …

Summary: In this article, we present a solution architecture suitable as a foundation for a Hadoop MapReduce pilot on the AWS platform. We start by considering under what circumstances an organisation may want to manage their own Hadoop MapReduce platform on EC2 instead of simply using Amazon Elastic Map Reduce …

Summary: In this article we look at the burgeoning field of Interactive Data Preparation. We take a close look at what it is, why its becoming increasingly valuable, some common use cases, recent commercial activity and why industry trends will continue to fuel investment in this space.

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Data analytics is increasingly becoming a tool for organisations to help their customers live richer, healthier and more engaged lives and not just provide a means for targeted marketing of products and services. In this short article, we look at how RunKeeper is using data analytics to improve the lives …